Obama Administration Tells Colleges: Don’t Be Afraid to Use Affirmative Action - COLORLINES
In an official
guidance issued by the Department of Education today, the Obama administration encouraged colleges and universities to continue to use race-conscious admissions policies to compose their incoming classes. The guidance is the administration’s first clarification to schools on how to proceed after the Supreme Court issued its
ruling in Fisher v. Texas this summer.
“The Departments of Education and Justice strongly support diversity in higher education,” the letter
said. “Racially diverse educational environments help to prepare students to succeed in our increasingly diverse nation. The future workforce of America must be able to transcend the boundaries of race, language, and culture as our economy becomes more globally interconnected.”
Joint - Dear Colleague Letter
In 2011, the Departments issued “Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Postsecondary Education” and the related “Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity and Avoid Racial Isolation in Elementary and Secondary Schools.” Both guidance documents remain in effect after the
Fisher decision and are available at
www.ed.gov and
www.usdoj.gov.
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